Iran won't share 'unnecessary' info with IAEA over leak risks: Marandi
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Iranian experts say the West has lost leverage over Tehran amid failed diplomacy, with stronger ties to Russia, China, and BRICS states reducing pressure.
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A demonstrator burns the US and Israeli flags and a satirized portrait of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an annual rally in front of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Nov. 4, 2025 (AP)
Europe and the United States no longer hold meaningful leverage over Iran, said Seyed Mohammad Marandi, Iranian strategic affairs expert, arguing that decades of failed diplomacy, broken promises, and ineffective pressure have steadily eroded the West’s credibility and leverage in Tehran.
In an interview for Al Mayadeen, Seyed Marandi said that European attempts to use the JCPOA’s “snapback mechanism” to intimidate Iran and revive UN sanctions were ineffective, as ordinary Iranians experienced no economic impact and Iranian elites recognized the lack of European credibility.
He emphasized that Iran has consistently upheld its commitments under the nuclear deal, while the US and Europe repeatedly violated their obligations.
The Professor at Tehran University also criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying Iran no longer trusts the organization due to past intelligence leaks to the US and "Israel", while adding that Tehran will not share sensitive nuclear information until it is assured of its security.
"The United States, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Europeans, the Israeli regime have lost all leverage," he asserted.
Western pressure becoming ineffective under Iran's alliances
Seyed Marandi also highlighted the diminishing effectiveness of Western pressure, noting that sanctions, snapback mechanisms, and threats of military action no longer intimidate Iran after it strengthened alliances with Russia, China, and other BRICS countries, further reducing Western influence.
He also criticized Europe for its subordination to US policy, accusing the West of maintaining an “empire mentality” and expecting other nations to follow its demands unquestioningly.
Citing the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the Iranian professor said that Europe’s inaction and alignment with US policy have further eroded its credibility in Tehran.
“Europe and the US can issue statements or resolutions at the UN and IAEA, but they will have no effect on Iran,” Marandi concluded, asserting that Tehran’s policy is guided by national security priorities rather than Western threats or empty gestures.
Iran has no plans for US talks: Azizi
Meanwhile, the head of the Iranian Parliament's National Security Committee, Ebrahim Azizi, asserted that Tehran is not planning to negotiate with the United States for the time being, due to Washington's excessive demands.
"Under the current circumstances, there are no negotiations between Iran and the United States, either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries or directly," Azizi stated, adding, "Considering the process that the Americans have gone through over the past period, negotiations with them will not bring any results for us but they would be a waste of time."
"For that, we have no plans for negotiations and no action is being taken in this regard," Azizi noted, likening the United States' offers to talk to dictates.
"What the United States is proposing under the guise of talks is more like a dictate and an order, and no country, especially the Islamic Republic of Iran, which enjoys having national might, a great nation, and popular support, will ever enter into such negotiations," he stated.
